Non-profit arts organizations ranging from the Stockton Symphony, Fox Theatre, and the Stockton Civic Theatre to Manteca Kindred Arts directly pump $5.8 million a year into the San Joaquin County economy.

That is in addition to $6.1 million in event-related arts audience spending ranging from food and dining, event refreshments and souvenirs to hotels and child care.

The bottom line - once all factors are calculated into what non-profits arts generate in economic activity within the county - is $17 million.

The impact of 120 non-profit arts organizations on the San Joaquin County economy was studied by the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific in partnership with the San Joaquin Council of Governments.

The direct economic impact includes $2.3 million for part-time and full-time personnel involved with some of the organizations and $1.3 million paid to artists and professionals. Much of the work in the non-profit arts are performed by non-paid volunteers, according to the study. Even so, the direct economic impact of $5.8 million created an induced effect from payroll paid to generate another $1.9 million of economic activity a year. All forms of economic impacts from the actual groups to event-related activity as well as capital spending inject $17 million annually into the county’s economy.

The non-profit arts sector supports 166 jobs. The groups generated $573,000 in state and local taxes and $1.6 million for the federal government.

Compared to Stanislaus, Fresno, Kern, Sacramento, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, San Joaquin has the lowest art sectors jobs per 10,000 residents ratio at 0.62. The next closest is Stanislaus at 1.02 with Alameda leading the pack with 3.94.

When it comes to wages, San Joaquin is even farther behind with the per capita investment at $1.34 per resident compared to almost double at $2.64 for the next lowest county which is Stanislaus. Alameda residents spend $9.44 per capita on non-profit arts-related wages.

Non-profit arts groups are supported primarily by individuals with 73 percent of their income coming from that source. Next are corporations contributing 21 percent followed by 5 percent from local government with 1 percent from arts organizations and 0.1 percent from other sources.